Configure Your2010-2013 5,1 6-Core Mac Pro

Processor

The 64-bit Intel Xeon 'Westmere' 6-core processors have six independent processor cores for the ultimate in power and performance. It supports Hyper-Threading which allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core -- so Mac OS recognizes twelve total cores on this model, six real and six virtual. It also supports "Turbo Boost" which automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload - so if an application is only using one of the six cores it will automatically increase the speed of the core in use and turn off the unused cores.

3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" [4-Cores / 8-Threads]
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3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon "Westmere" [6-cores / 12-threads]
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3.46GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon "Westmere" [6-cores / 12-threads]
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Memory

The single-processor Mac Pro supports up to 64GB of DDR3 ECC memory in four slots. Choose more memory to improve overall system performance.

Your Mac Pro includes four drive bays, allowing you to configure it with up to 24TB of storage using 7200-rpm SATA 3Gb/s drives, up to 8TB of storage using high-performance solid-state drives (SSD), or any combination of each type of drive. Configure each drive bay separately.

Upgrading your boot drive from a hard drive to a solid-state drive will generate up to 3x faster boot time, 5x faster import/open/saving of large files, and 5x faster application start-up.

All hard drives and solid-state drives are new.

None
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1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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2TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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4TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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6TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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250GB Solid-State Drive
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500GB Solid-State Drive
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1TB Solid-State Drive
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2TB Solid-State Drive
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Hard Drive / SSD - Bay 1

Note regarding solid-state drives:
The drive bays on the Mac Pro are SATA2 (3GB/s), which allow a maximum performance of 250MB/s for solid-state drives. However, we stock the new SATA3 (6GB/s) solid-state drives which are capable of 500MB/s. To achieve the full potential of our Samsung SATA3 solid-state drives, we can install them on a PCIe slot which allow the drives to perform at their full speed. We recommend the PCIe SSDs (configuration options below) for the boot drive.

Professionals typically have a PCIe SSD as the boot drive (for the operating system and applications) plus one or two more SSDs/HDs (for data storage).

We can setup RAID arrays with two or four identical drives.

A stripe RAID combines the speed of two drives for performance. For example, 2x 4TB drives perform at 150MB/s alone, but 250MB/s on stripe RAID. The RAID will display as a single 8TB drive. (Known as RAID 0)

A mirror RAID automatically copies everything from one drive to the other for backup. For example, if you have 2x 4TB drives and one dies, the data will be retrievable on the 2nd drive. This RAID will display as 4TB drive since the second drive is being occupied as a mirror copy of the first. (Known as RAID 1)

Hard Drive / SSD - Bay 2

Configure the second drive bay with an additional hard drive or solid-state drive.

None
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1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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2TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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4TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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6TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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250GB Solid-State Drive
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500GB Solid-State Drive
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1TB Solid-State Drive
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2TB Solid-State Drive
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Hard Drive / SSD - Bay 3

Configure the third drive bay with an additional hard drive or solid-state drive.

None
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1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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2TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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4TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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6TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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250GB Solid-State Drive
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500GB Solid-State Drive
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1TB Solid-State Drive
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2TB Solid-State Drive
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Hard Drive / SSD - Bay 4

Configure the fourth drive bay with an additional hard drive or solid-state drive.

None
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1TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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2TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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4TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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6TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
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250GB Solid-State Drive
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500GB Solid-State Drive
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1TB Solid-State Drive
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2TB Solid-State Drive
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PCIe SSD / Flash Storage (Boot Drive)

Apple produced the Mac Pro with a SATA II (3GB/s) onboard drive bay controller. New SSDs are SATA III (6GB/s). Upgrading your SSD(s) from the onboard SATA II controller to a PCI-Express based SATA III controller will allow the SSD to perform at full speed; achieving up to double the speed.

The new 'cylinder' Mac Pros use the newest technology flash storage drives. Via a proprietary system, we install the super fast flash storage drives in the tower Mac Pro. These drives achieve 1500MB/s as a single drive and up to 4000MB/s in striped-RAID configuration.

Since these drives will be installed on a PCI-Express slot, the 4 drive bays will be free. Thus, allowing the SSD/flash boot drive plus 4x hard drives.

None
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250GB PCIe Solid-State Drive (~500MB/s)
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500GB PCIe Solid-State Drive (~500MB/s)
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1TB PCIe Solid-State Drive (~500MB/s)
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2TB PCIe Solid-State Drive (~500MB/s)
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4TB PCIe Solid-State Drive (~500MB/s)
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256GB PCIe Flash Storage (~1250MB/s)
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512GB PCIe Flash Storage (~1250MB/s)
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1TB PCIe Flash Storage (~1000MB/s)
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PCIe SSD / Flash Storage (Secondary)

If you would like to completely eliminate hard drives from your Mac Pro to only go with SSD's, you can select a second PCIe SSD. The second SSD can hold the files you are currently editing or your sessions/samples if you are in audio production.

In addition to the two PCIe SSD's, you can have four more SSDs or hard drives in the above hard drive bays.

Because RAID 0 is strictly a performance enhancing array with data being striped across 4 drives, if one of the four drives fail, all data will be lost. Therefore, regular backup is recommended to prevent or minimize the risk of data loss. We suggest adding a standard hard drive for data storage and/or backup.

Because RAID 0 is strictly a performance enhancing array with data being striped across 4 drives, if one of the four drives fail, all data will be lost. Therefore, regular backup is recommended to prevent or minimize the risk of data loss. We suggest adding a standard hard drive for data storage and/or backup.

Because RAID 0 is strictly a performance enhancing array with data being striped across 4 drives, if one of the four drives fail, all data will be lost. Therefore, regular backup is recommended to prevent or minimize the risk of data loss. We suggest adding a standard hard drive for data storage and/or backup.

Graphics

Configure your Mac Pro with PCI Express graphics cards. The Mac Pro tower is limited to one performance oriented graphics card due to power restrictions.

eSATA 2-Port PCIe Expansion Card (6GB/s max transfer rate)

This eSATA PCIe card has a total transfer rate of 6GB/s (600MB/s). Thus, if you connect 1x eSATA device, the device will perform at the full speed of 6GB/s. If you connect 2x eSATA devices, each device will perform at 3GB/s. If you would like a card with each port having a dedicated controller (having more than 1 device perform at full speed [6GB/s]), please contact us for other options. This card does support multi-drive enclosures.

USB 3.0 4-Port PCIe Expansion Card (5GB/s max transfer rate)

The maximum speed of USB 3.0 is 5GB/s. This card has four USB 3.0 ports on one controller. If one device is used, it will perform at the full 5GB/s. If two devices are used at once, it will divide the speed between the two devices - each transferring at up to 2.5GB/s. If four devices are being utilized at once, each port will max at 1.25GB/s.

USB 3.0 4-Port PCIe Expansion Card (20GB/s max transfer rate)

The maximum speed of USB 3.0 is 5GB/s. This card has four USB 3.0 ports each having it's own independent controller. Whether you use one, two, or four of the ports at once, the devices will all perform at the full 5GB/s USB 3.0 speed.

1-Port 10 GbE Ethernet PCIe Card

The 1-Port 10 GbE Ethernet PCIe Adapter Card offers a powerful and simple way to add 10 GbE connectivity to your Mac Pro. With increasing demands for greater data transfer speeds and more bandwidth over shared networks and with specialized applications such as HD video editing using high-performance shared storage systems, 10 GbE Ethernet use has increased. This high-speed wired networking standard offers 10 times the performance of 1 GbE Ethernet, the common wired network connection included with most computers today.

Flexibility of Short-Range or Long-Range SFP+ Transceivers
It offers 2 SFP+ transceiver options (sold separately), a short-range module (up to 300m (984.2'), part number G10E-SFP-SR) and a long-range module (up to 10 km (32,808.3'), part number G10E-SFP-LR) that connects the card via an LC fiber optic cable (sold separately) to a network switch or storage. In addition, the card provides the ability to use a cost-effective direct-attached copper cable (up to 7m (22.9')).

Simple Setup
The low-profile x8 PCIe card installs into an available slot, provides a simple driver installation and configures through the OS X network control panel.

Wireless

AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi Card with 802.11n
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Bluetooth

Bluetooth
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Operating System

Choose the operating system that best fits your software requirements.

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Specifications

Base Unit

Apple produced the same architecture Mac Pro from mid-2010 to mid-2013. Within the same architecture, Apple introduced the unit in mid-2010, then updated configuration options in mid-2012.

The architecture of the units are 100% identical, but the base (power supply, logic board, processor board, and casing) is ~2 years newer. The 2012/13 production is the final production of the tower Mac Pro released by Apple.

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Model Identifier

5,1

Chassis Type

Tower

Chassis Model

A1289

Architecture

64-bit

Processor Class

Intel Xeon 'Westmere'

Processor Socket

LGA1366

Base Clock Speeds

Quad-Core 3.2GHz/3.33GHz
6-Core 3.33GHz/3.46GHz

Memory Slots

4

Memory Type

DDR3 1333MHz ECC

Maximum Memory

64GB

Drive Bays

4

Drive Connection Type

SATA 2 (3GB/S)

Optical Bays

2

Optical Controller

SATA 2 (3GB/S)

PCIe Expansion

Four PCIe 2.0

USB 2.0

2x Front
3x Rear

USB 3.0

Optional 4-port

Firewire 400

None
Firewire 400 to 800 Adapter Available

Firewire 800

2x Front
2x Rear

Thunderbolt

Not Supported

Audio

One Speaker/Headphone - Front
One Speaker/Headphone - Rear
One Optical Audio Out - Rear
One Optical Audio In - Rear